Kebnat
INSECTS

Framinghamia helvalis

Framinghamia helvalis

Insects
Native
Framinghamia helvalis, photo 1 of 5
Framinghamia helvalis, Caterpillar
Framinghamia helvalis, Leaf mine

Butterfly or moth in the family Crambidae.

There are 90 observations of Framinghamia helvalis in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue41
  2. Montérégie17
  3. Capitale-Nationale9
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  5. Estrie6
  6. Outaouais3
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  10. Laurentides1
  11. Mauricie1
  12. Montréal1

What the caterpillar eats

Black poplarPopulus nigra

Similar species

European Corn Borer MothOstrinia nubilalis
Dogbane Saucrobotys MothSaucrobotys futilalis
American Lotus Borer MothOstrinia penitalis
Pale-winged Crocidophora MothCrocidophora tuberculalis
Quebec Anania MothAnania quebecensis
Anania mysippusalisAnania mysippusalis